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unroll
[uhn-rohl]
verb (used with object)
to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled).
to unroll a bolt of fabric.
to lay open; display; reveal.
Obsolete.to strike from a roll or register.
verb (used without object)
to become unrolled or spread out.
The scrolls unroll easily.
to become continuously visible or apparent.
The landscape unrolled before our eyes.
unroll
/ ʌˈəʊ /
verb
to open out or unwind (something rolled, folded, or coiled) or (of something rolled, etc) to become opened out or unwound
to make or become visible or apparent, esp gradually; unfold
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Now there's a new threat – drones equipped with a real fibre optic cable which unrolls as they fly.
"We have to work out which layer is different from the next layer so we can unroll that digitally," said Dr Mancuso.
The intertwining plots unroll in a mishmash of styles.
The action unrolls mostly in and around New York’s Plaza Hotel; in Washington, D.C., where they performed their first American concert; and on trains traveling back and forth.
Some people even unroll tin cans into strips to form parts of their walls.
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